Slicing machine



June 13, 1933. N. J. DZIEDZIC ET AL SLICING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1950 2Sheets-Sheet 1 .Mckolas Josey/E pzzedzic an Hart] {7612!}! M K 66INVENTOR ATTORNEY June 13, 1933. NJ. DZIEDZIC ET AL SLICING MACHINEFiled 001:. 2, T950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 and Jan [may file-[Tee INVENTOR W-ATTORNEY Patented June 13, 1933 UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE NICKOLASJOSEPH DZIEDZIC AND HARRY HENRY I MCKEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO INDUSTRIAL PATENTS CORPORATION, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE snrcrne AC I E Applicationfiled October 2,1930. Serial 1101485348.

9 consists in the novel construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat various changes in the form, proportions, size and 7 details ofconstruction may be made within thescope of the claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top elevation of the feeding mechanism.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through 2-2 of Figure 1, showing thedriving means 5 in elevation.

v Figure 3 is a section through 3-3 of Figure 1, partly in elevation.

Figure 4 and Figure 5 are sectional views through 4& of Figure 1, Figure4 showing a belt and Figure 5 showing an endless chain arrangement,either of which may be used.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal View, partly in section, showing a single barmounted on a belt as in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is an end ure 6.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal view, partly in section, of a single barmounted on an endless chain as in Figure 5.

Figure 9 is an end view, partly in section, of the bar shown in Figure8.

The accompanying drawings disclose a practical embodiment of theinvention. In the'drawings similar reference numerals indicatecorresponding views in the several figures. 1

An angle iron frame -1 supports the mechanism. An apron 2, consisting ofa plurality of metal bars as 3, appropriately mounted, passes over pairsof wheels, one of view in section of Figeach pair of wheels being shownin Figure 2 the angle iron frame 1 at 8 and 9, shaft 6 being ournaled tothe angle iron frame 1 at 10 and 11, which are not shown. inasmuch asthese points come below 19 and in Figure 1. An endlessconveyor 12,consisting of a plurality of metal bars 3, appropriately mounted, passesover pairs of wheels, one of each pair, wheel 13 and wheel 14, beingshown in Figure 2. Each pair of wheels is axially mounted upon a shaft,as 15 and 16, shaft 16 belng ournaled to the angle iron frame at 17 and18, shaft 15 being journaled to the angle iron frame at 19 and 20. Poweris supplied "from motor 21 through belt 22 and shaft 23 to knife 24, tocut the product as it is forced through opening 25. Shaft 23 is mountedin bushings 26 and 27, being carried through at each end. Gear 28 ismounted on shaft 23,

. meshing with gear 29, mounted on shaft 30. Shaft 30 1s axially mountedat 31, wheel 32 being mounted at the end of shaft 30, driving wheel 33by means of belt 34, wheel 33 beingmounted on shaft 35, on which is alsomounted wheels '36 and 37. Belt '38 passes over wheel 36, driving wheel39, which is mounted on shaft 6. Wheel 37, mounted on shaft 35. driveswheel 40 by belt 41.

Where product is being sliced which is not of uniform thickness, apron12 may be ad- 'justably mounted, either with a fixed adjust- Figures 6,7, 8 and 9. -1

Wheel 40 is mounted on shaft 15. When power is appl ed, the conveyorsmove in the direction of the arrows, as shown in Figure 2.

We claim:

1. In a slicing machine, a frame, a set of lower transversely extendingshafts for supporting and driving a lower endless conveyor and the lowerendless conveyor supported thereupon, a set of upper transverselyextending shafts for supporting and driving an upper endless conveyorand the upper endless conveyor supported thereupon, said upper conveyorbeing shorter than the lower conveyor and being arranged so that thelower cord thereof is parallel to and directly above the forward ordelivery end of the upper cord of the lower conveyor whereby there isprovided a table section at and by the rear upper portion of the lowerconveyor and upon which table section material to be sliced is receivedpreparatory to its being conveyed and fed longitudinally between, and bythe conjoint action of, the upper and lower conveyors to a cutter at theforward part of the machine, a longitudinally extending cutter-carryingshaft which is located over said conveyors, a slicing cutter carried bysaid shaft at the forward end thereof and having the cutting sectionthereof transversely movable across the longitudinal path of travel ofthe material fed thereto by said conveyors, a transversely extendingintermediate shaft and gearing whereby the latter is driven from saidlongitudinally extending cutter-carrying shaft, means whereby'saidtransversely extending intermediate shaft drives said upper conveyor,means whereby said transversely extending intermediate shaft drives saidlower conveyor, and suitable bearings on said 7 frame in which theseveral shafts are rotatably mounted, said slicing machine having ahollow, stationary throat member between and cooperatively related withthe forward ends of the conveyor and with the knife and a serving toguide the material to be sliced to the knife and for supporting thematerial while being sliced.

2. A slicing machine as defined in the claim last preceding in whichthere is a motor carried by the frame, which motor is located over saidconveyors and has the rotor thereof connected so as to drive thelongitudinally extending cutter-carrying shaft.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 27th day of September, AJ). 1930.

NICKOLAS JOSEPH DZIEDZIO. HARRY HENRY MoKEE.

